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Upcoming Performance
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Nov. 7th-30th
Play: Death of a Salesman
Tired and aging Willy Loman pursues in vain the fading and elusive American Dream.
Irish Classical Theatre Company
625 Main St. Buffalo, NY
For Tickets Call Our Box Office (716) 853-1380
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Upcoming Performance
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November 29th at 8pmBuffalo Irish Center 245 Abbott Road
Buffalo, NY 14220
Tickets $13 pre-sale
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Upcoming Performance
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December 4th at 7pm
103.3 The Edge Presents: Flogging Molly with special guests The Mighty Stef and The Pasadena BandRapids Theatre 1711 Main St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Tickets: $27.50, All Ages (Anyone under 16 Must be accompanied by an adult 18 or older).Box Office: 716-205-8925
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Coming Next Month
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 We'll be getting ready to crown our High Kings & High Queens (through our Hogmanay Raffle). All patrons will also find their names among the Thank You's!
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ALL NEW Patron Packages & Raffle
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 Keep Celtic Arts a Priority: Become a Festival Patron!
Our goal is to remain one of the most independent and authentic Celtic events in the region. We're hoping for your generous support to maintain the quality of our festival!
All donations made before December 31st can be filed with your taxes, plus our Hogmanay Raffle is only through Jan. 1st! Please visit our website to learn about our many Patron Packages (and gift incentives). 
Donate and Pick Your Kingdom.
All those who donate select which fictional country they want to "live" in: Éire, Alba or Cymru (yes, based on the real Celtic countries of Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Will your kingdom will be the largest? NOW THROUGH NEW YEAR'S ONLY:
 Plus....Become the High King or High Queen & WIN Our Hogmanay Raffle!!
Everyone who donates is instantly entered into our Hogmanay Raffle. The more you donate, the more chances you earn. Your raffle entry will be pooled only against those in your kingdom (see above). At the end of the raffle, one person from each country will be crowned High King or High Queen and win a Grand Prize Basket! |
What in the world is Hogmanay?
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 What does our raffle's name mean?
The simple answer: Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year, and our raffle ends on New Year's Day!
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. Nobody knows for sure where the word comes from, but it may have originated from Gaelic or from Norman-French. Historically and through the 1950's, Christmas was not observed; Hogmanay was the more traditional celebration in Scotland. The winter solstice holiday tended to be at New Year when family and friends gathered for a party and exchange presents, especially for the children. Famous Scottish poet Robert Burns' 'Auld Lang Syne' is sung to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight, no longer just in Scotland but in many English-speaking countries.
Make sure you read our December newsletter for more traditions and fun ways to celebrate your own Hogmanay this year!
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All New NiagaraCeltic.com
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Have You Visited Us Lately?
To help us celebrate our 15th year, we've given our website a makeover! We hope all our changes help make for smoother navigation, allowing you to find the information you need as fast as possible.
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Happy Thanksgiving To Our Readers!
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How long has the nation celebrated Thanksgiving, and why the end of November?
First President George Washington proclaimed the first nation-wide Thanksgiving celebration on November 26, 1789, "as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God". It was then observed as a holiday for decades on varying dates and months from state to state, usually following the harvest season.
In 1863, through a presidential proclamation of Abraham Lincoln, Thanksgiving officially settled on the final Thursday of November. This was in hopes of creating unity between the divided Northern and Southern states. Unfortunately due to the civil war and hostile attitudes, the holiday wasn't celebrated at the same time by everyone until the 1870's.
 On December 26, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress changed the National Thanksgiving Day to the fourth Thursday. The reasoning was that earlier celebration of the holiday would give the country an economic boost. This works every few years; typically the fourth Thursday is also the last Thursday of November. |
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